GOES-9 SENDS FIRST PICTURES

The newest U.S. weather satellite has sent its first test image from orbit, while its companion Goes-Next spacecraft has completed checkout and is now operational. The newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, Goes-9, launched from Cape Canaveral on May 23, sent this engineering...

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